[cobalt-users] RAQ4 password protetion for dummies

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Hello All.
I'm trying to password protect a folder on my RAQ4. I found some instrction
in the  archive but they are not for beginners like me. A friend gave me a
for dummies version which does not work. The instructions as below.
Can anyone spot why this instructiosn below does not work and possibly
provide one that works

Thanks very much in advance
Temi



1. telnet into server
2. type: cd ../../

3. type: htpasswd -c .passwd USERNAME
- note the dot in front of .passwd
- replace USERNAME with your username
- you will be prompted for a password

4. type: pwd
It will return somthing like this:
/home/sites/site???

5. write down your site number (from step 4) and close telnet

6. create a new text document and then insert this text (without the -----
dashes)
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AuthUserFile /home/sites/site???/.passwd
AuthGroupFile /dev/null
AuthName "TITLE"
AuthType Basic

require userUSERNAME

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- replace site??? with your site number (from step 5)
- replace TITLE with the title of your site
- replace USERNAME with your username (from step 3)

7. save the file as a TEXT ONLY file and call it htaccess.txt


8. upload the file using FTP to any directory you would like to protect


9. rename the file to .htaccess